What is the value of the public hearing process?
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The following excerpt is from Hubbard v. West Vancouver (District), 2005 BCCA 633 (CanLII):
The value of the public hearing process and the necessity of prior disclosure of relevant information was described by Rowles J.A. in Pitt Polder Preservations Society v. Pitt Meadows (District) (2000), 189 D.L.R. (4th) 219 at para. 45, 2000 BCCA 415 ["Pitt Polder"] as follows:
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